The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others. It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic59/100
134 audience votes
Key crew
- Raúl GarcíaWriter
- Raúl GarcíaDirector
- Javier López de GuereñaOriginal Music Composer
- Sergio de la PuenteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher LeeNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- Bela LugosiNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
- Julian SandsNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar')
- Guillermo del ToroNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
- Roger CormanPrince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
- Stephen HughesCrow / Poe (voice)
- Cornelia FunkeDeath (voice)
- Karla CervantesAdditional Voices
- Raúl GarcíaAdditional Voices
Stills
Themes
halloweencrowanthologydeathhypnotismold mansionmesmeristspanish inquisitionplague survivorshorror anthology